The proposal to rename the planned Flinders railway station as Shell Cove station is "not yet a done deal", according to Shellharbour MP Anna Watson.
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In February, Kiama MP Gareth Ward said the station's name would change following "a strong community campaign" and evidence it would help support local tourism.
The station, which will be built about 400 metres north of Shellharbour Anglican College, will replace the Dunmore railway station.
The move to rename the $39 million station prompted Shellharbour City Council to write to NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian expressing disappointment over the lack of consultation.
Ms Watson said the NSW government had been at pains to give the impression that its preference for changing the name of the new station to Shell Cove was a done deal and that the community should move on.
"But the local community can still have its say on the most suitable name for the new Flinders station," she said.
"The Geographical Names Board must be satisfied that the proposal meets its guidelines before it advertises the proposal and seeks the views of the community in public submissions."
Ms Watson said since the proposed name change had been announced her office had been "inundated" with concerns from Flinders residents who had fought hard since 2001 for the establishment of the new station.
"The Flinders community rightly sees the NSW government's preference of Shell Cove as a slap in the face to their years of lobbying," Ms Watson said.
"Since then other proposals have been advanced including naming the new station 'Flinders-Shell Cove station' or even 'Shellharbour City station'."
Mr Ward said yesterday that "unlike Anna Watson, who is obsessed with a name, we're getting on with building a station to be utilised by both residents in Shell Cove and Flinders".
"It's typical of Labor - they are trying to create an issue around what the station is called in an attempt to cover up on their failure to deliver the project," Mr Ward said.
"Labor announced this project in 2001 and they had 10 more years in government to deliver ... they failed."
Ms Watson said she had already made representations to the Geographical Names Board.
"I'll now await the advertisement from the board and make sure the local community is aware that public consultations are open," she said.
